All libraries are not created equal.
Looking at some of the most beautiful libraries in the world, like the Wiblingen Monastery Library in Ulm, Germany seen above, is truly fascinating. But if you’re like me, it might also make you feel depressed about the sad state of your town’s library.
Continue reading… “Absolutely amazing libraries”
Hybrid cars are safer for occupants.
People who drive hybrid cars are significantly less likely to be injured in an accident because their heavy batteries make the vehicles safer than traditional cars, according to an insurance industry report released Thursday.
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Vitamin D is essential for bone growth and cellular health but high does could be bad for your heart.
High doses of vitamin D could more than double the chance of having a type of serious heart complaint, according to results of a large-scale survey.
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Women are seven to nine times more likely to suffer a heart attack from shock or distress.
Women are up to nine times more likely to suffer ‘broken heart syndrome,’ a study revealed today.
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The 90-plus population is projected to reach 8 million by midcentury.
More Americans are will reach the age of 90 than ever before. Figures from the first-ever census on the 90-plus population show it’s nearly tripled in size since 1980, to 1.9 million.
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Wal-Mart Stores, the nation’s largest employer, recently sought the higher payments from some smokers, as much as $2000 more than non-smokers.
Employers are making a shift toward penalizing employees with unhealthy lifestyles rather than rewarding employees with good habits as more employers are demanding that workers who smoke, are overweight or have high cholesterol shoulder a greater share of their health care costs.
Continue reading… “More employers penalize smokers with higher insurance premiums”
“Safety” at a price.
Ever since the attack on the Twin Towers back in 2001, security at airports has been significantly increased to help ensure no aircraft is ever hijacked again. But some of the new security measures have not been welcomed by all, with the prime example being the new full-body X-ray scanners.
These scanners are controversial for two reasons. The first is that they allow operators to see an intimate, graphic view of the person being scanned. But that has been solved to a large extent by the use of privacy filters.
The second, and much larger concern is the risk of them causing cancer…
Continue reading… “Airport full-body X-ray scanners banned across Europe as unsafe”
Is it possible for a gas to act like a metal?
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, but it’s not all that useful as a gas. Two scientists say they’ve coaxed it to become a metal, which could be used in ways that would radically change our lives.
Two scientists at the Max Planck Institute in Germany say they applied intense pressure and manipulated a few other conditions to transformed hydrogen into a metal. If their results, which they published in Nature Materials, can be reproduced it could lead to amazing things like super-efficient transportation systems, powerful medical devices, and major advances in computing…
Continue reading… “Breakthrough in the future of superconducting”
Can heavy gaming be considered an addiction?
Some children’s brains could be hard-wired to spend hours playing video games, according to a study which reignites the debate over whether the habit should be considered an addiction. Researchers found that children who spent an excessive amount of time playing the games had an enlarged area of the brain which is the main hub of the reward system.
Yahoo! Finance conducted a new survey that shows Americans have a disturbing lack of hope and a frightening lack of retirement planning.
Continue reading… “‘American Dream’ lost according to 41% of Americans”
America should not ignore an obvious source of human capital – those from other countries.
What drives innovation? People with creative ideas, intellectual talents and personal ambition do. America has always relied individual and collective breakthroughs in human knowledge and production to enhance our lives and our econom, from advances in science, mathematics and health care to new technologies, products and companies. As the nation continues to find ways to improve the educational and life opportunities of its own citizens to help spark innovation, we should not ignore an obvious source of human capital–those from other nations.
GreenBottle in action.
To drink or not to drink..from a bottle that isn’t glass, that is the question. A UK company has invented the world’s first paper wine bottle. But will purists drink wine from it?
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